Year 12 History

2013 The Age Revolutions Study guide

French Revolution

The great French revolution, 1789-1793 - Peter Kropotkin




Take a tour of Versailles with an actor playing Louis XVI



Palace of Versailles tour


Horrible histories French Revolution report:


Horrible histories historical wife swap - French royal special


Palace of Versailles virtual tour
Khan academy videos:










World History videos


For a laugh - History Teachers video

• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!: Exploring the French Revolution.
• Eurodocs: Primary documents from medieval to modern Western Europe.
• Further links see Kew HS Diigo list for French Revolution (including primary sources)

Russian Revolution

Fall of the House of Romanov and the 1917 Russian Revolution (Discovery Education)

• The Russian provisional government 1917 part 1 video - Brunel University
• The Russian provisional government 1917 part 2 video - Brunel University
• Russia/USSR 1905-1941: BBC website
• Russia/USSR 1905-1941 audio: BBC website
• Causes of the Russian Revolution 1917 audio: BBC
• Lenin and the Bolsheviks audio: BBC
• Stalin audio: BBC
• Further links see Kew HS Diigo list for Russian Revolution